New Mexico Statutes Chapter 49. Land Grants § 49-11-4. Land grant support program; council director powers and duties

(1) assist land grants in all areas of land grant fiscal and programmatic management, including planning, economic development and infrastructure development;

(2) establish cooperative purchasing capabilities for land grants;

(3) perform special studies and undertake surveys of interest to land grants and report the findings;

(4) serve as fiscal agent and administrator for federal and state grants-in-aid and other funding for a land grant when necessary;

(5) facilitate or enter into agreements with state and federal agencies on behalf of land grants;

(6) enter into contracts to carry out the purposes of the Land Grant Support Act; and

(7) provide other assistance to land grants.

(1) facilitate the exchange of experience and advice among land grants;

(2) serve as a liaison between land grants and federal, state and local agencies;

(3) promote cooperation between land grants and, by consultation and advice, assist in the coordination of land grant programs;

(4) provide board development opportunities and technical assistance to the governing boards of land grants;

(5) provide short- and long-range planning assistance to land grants;

(6) conduct training sessions for land grants on topics of interest, such as:

(7) disseminate information to relevant federal, state and local agencies on land grant issues and activities and, when requested, on the status of individual land grants;

(8) develop and promote federal legislation for an appropriate congressional response to longstanding community land grant claims in New Mexico; and

(9) review state and federal policies, plans and legislation affecting land grants in New Mexico.